Considered a career change to psych (may be too late, tips?)

[Rockefella]

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Well I'm a fourth year pharmacy student in a six year program (so I'm technically a senior), and I haven't been really passionate about my pharmacy curriculum so far, to be honest. I'm pretty sure I'd find psychology more interesting, so I was wondering if anybody had tips for a possible career change to a more counseling type setting or if that is even recommended. Does anybody know of how to get more involved with psychology via a pharmaceutical background besides simply drug therapy counseling? While I understand to do a pharm/psych type of combo would most likely mean dealing with drugs, I am more so interested in the non-pharm/counseling type of setting. Would an MPH in social and behavioral sciences after PharmD be a better option? I just need some tips, that'd be great.
Thanks!

 

[Indecisive14]

Do you absolutely hate the prospect of pharmacy work? I've heard the job market is getting tough for you new grads but nearly ALL of you start out at or near 100k salary. I think I could put up with some bs for that kind of salary.

What exactly could you see yourself doing in the field of psychology?

 

[Rockefella]

Do you absolutely hate the prospect of pharmacy work? I've heard the job market is getting tough for you new grads but nearly ALL of you start out at or near 100k salary. I think I could put up with some bs for that kind of salary.

What exactly could you see yourself doing in the field of psychology?

Well, I kind of like the idea of pharmacoeconomics. I'm considering doing a joint PharmD/MBA at my school...
As for clinical work, I'm definitely not feeling retail which is where most of the 100k salaries are probably coming from. I mean, I honestly could work in retail if I had no other option, but when I did a rotation at a pharmacy this summer I got burned out and depressed.

I like the idea of child & adolescent psychology since I have a lot of personal experience with problems and have been pretty good with giving direction to people, such as friends, peers, etc. I'm considering doing a public health degree (not offered in my school but perhaps in the near future) in child & adolescent health. I am not sure what kind of job that would land me in, but since a public health degree is not a rare combination with pharmacy, I'm assuming that would be more worth the time than psychology.

Any insight?